在进行时的被动语态,而常用一般现在时的被动语态.

eg. Mr Li, you are wanted on the phone.李先生,有你的电话.

4."be +under +抽象n."可表示现在进行时的被动意义.

The problem is under discussion at the meeting.= The problem is being discussed at the meeting.

活学活用:

1. ------Has Tom moved into his new flat?

------No, it ___________.B

A. is painted B. is being painting C. will be painted D. is being painted

2.Her son must _____by the doctor now. I hope there is nothing serious. D

A. be examine B. be examining C. examined D. be being examined

3.What should you do if you ______ by a dog? A

A. are being bitten B. will be bitten C. bit D. will bite

4. With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth _____ each year. D

A. is washing away B. is being washed away

C. are washing away D. are being washed away

5. My bike is ______ now. C

A. repairing B. repaired C. under repair D. being repairing

6. May I use your bike? Mine ________ near the school gate. C

A. is repairing B. is repaired C. is being repaired D. has been repaired

7. A new cinema _______ here. They hope to finish it next month. D

A. will be built B. is built

C. has been built D. is being built

汉译英:

1.越来越多的树正被栽种.More and more trees are being planted now.

2.一个新的公共汽车站正在建设中. A new bus station is being built/under construction.

3.谁的房间正在被粉刷? Whose room is being painted?

Language Points:

1.As a result these endangered animals may die out.

1)As a result 结果，因此.(做状语)

e.g. He ate some bad fish. As a result , he fell ill .

c.f: as a result of 由于... 的原因

as a result of 后接名词/动名词/what引导的宾语从句

e.g. As a result of what he said ,mother got very angry. .

句型转换

He fell from the horse . As a result , he was unable to go to work the next day.

= He was unable to work the next day as the result of the fall from his horse .

The terrible accident ___ his carelessness A